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The Bela creek valley, winding its way next to the road between Zgornje Poljčane nad Lovnik, could be called the quarry valley as well.

The white sedimentary rock called dolomite makes for good construction material. The rock, locally called “poljčanar”, is used for construction, road building and many other purposes in the vicinity of Poljčane as well as further away.

The largest quarry in the Bela valley is run by the Granit company. Several smaller quarries have been abandoned in the past and some of them have in time become valuable habitats for plant and animal life. Sadly, attempts to illegally mine the rock disturb the unique diversity.